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Federal agencies and Atlanta authorities are on high alert to crack down on human trafficking in the wake of the Super Bowl … TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us … the FBI, ICE, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Fulton County Sheriff and other local ...
Super Bowl 53 Law Enforcement to Crack Down on Human Trafficking
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Super Bowl 53 Law Enforcement to Crack Down on Human Trafficking
Saturday, August 18, 2018
NFL"s Kendall Wright Ordered to Pay $400,000 In Human Stock Exchange Case
Talk about return on investment … a judge has ordered Vikings WR Kendall Wright to pay nearly $ 400,000 to a company that sells stock in professional athletes. As we previously reported … Fantex, Inc. — a business that makes deals with athletes…
Monday, July 30, 2018
Conor McGregor Squats a Human Man In Central Park
Conor McGregor took his Monday workout to the next level — throwing a grown ass man on his back for a set of squats in Central Park … and TMZ Sports has the footage. The UFC superstar is still out in NYC after his court hearing last week…
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Tekashi69"s $95k "My Little Pony" Chain Has Real Human Hair
Tekashi69 is going where no one’s seemingly gone before when it comes to the chain game — not only did he spend $ 95k on some new bling, but he added human hair to it! The NYC rapper just threw down for a “My Little Pony” chain covered in VVS…
Friday, June 22, 2018
Moby says Melania Trump"s Coat Proves Detachment to Human Suffering
Moby would like to give Melania Trump the benefit of the doubt after she wore a tone-deaf coat on her way to visit immigrant children held at detention centers … but the legendary producer just can’t bring himself to do that based…
Friday, March 9, 2018
Arie Luyendyk Jr. Shades Becca, Continues to Suck as a Human Being
Arie Luyendyk Jr. has made it official:
He lacks moral, a sense of decorum… and a sense of humor.
Just consider what the embattled recent Bachelor just said to Us Weekly when discussing his plans to marry Lauren Burnham.
First, Arie told the tabloid that he and Lauren have been discussing their wedding for months, long before he even proposed to her this past Tuesday night.
Then, he admitted that the unpopular couple was open to a televised wedding because… d’uh, of course they are.
Arie, after all, was open to a televised break-up with Becca Kufrin on Monday night’s Bachelor Season 22 finale.
“We talked about maybe doing a TV wedding if that worked in our timeline,” Luyendyk told a few reporters this week, while his fiancee added:
“We want to get married soon. We’ve also talked about eloping.”
(LOL! There is zero chance this headline-seeking couple elopes. Let’s be serious.)
Arie and Lauren said they hoped for many “white flowers” at their ceremony and “good lighting” and added that some folks they met on The Bachelor may receive invitations.
“We’ve thrown a lot of ideas out there, but I think I would like to have some of my friends from the show there,” Lauren said. “I think Arie would too.”
Luyendyk then added:
“Yes, I wouldn’t mind. And just tell Becca she’s not invited.”
Oh, that hilarious Arie!
It’s always funny to joke about how your ex-fiancee – to whom you proposed on national television and then who you dumped just a few weeks later (also on national television) because you weren’t over another lover – isn’t included on your wedding guest list.
We hate to break this to you, Arie, but we somehow doubt Becca would attend your nuptials even if she were somehow invited.
We’d have to imagine this would be the case, despite Kufrin handing her public humiliation as well as one possibly could.
“At the end of the day, I don’t think he thought through everything of how ending things with Lauren would be, how being engaged to me would be and what breaking up with me and going back to her would be,” Becca said post-break up.
She did add, however:
“But I don’t think he did it maliciously to break my heart.”
Luyendyk has claimed he did this partly to garner sympathy for Becca in order to help ABC select her as the next Bachelorette.
ABC has, indeed, selected her as the next Bachelorette.
But even Chris Harrison has called BS on Arie’s reasoning here.
On Tuesday’s After the Final Rose special, Becca acknowledged that watching the finale helped her get some “closure,” even confessing:
“I signed up for this knowing it was a show and going to be documented and it’s just another part of my story.”
This may be true, but having cameras on hand a month after the proposal was an unprecedented move for which Becca did not sign up.
Thankfully, Kufrin did confront Arie on the special and spoke her mind.
“[Getting engaged] is something that people dream of and you robbed me of that,” she told him, adding:
“I’ll never have that first engagement, first proposal again. I just wish you would have thought through that more on that day.”
Amen, Becca.
We hope you know you are MUCH better off without Arie and we hope you find the man of your dreams on The Bachelorette.
We’ll be tuning in each week to see if you do!
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Ted Cruz Attempts to Appear Human With Simpsons Joke, Fails
Ralph Wiggum. The monorail episode. Steamed Hams.
The Simpsons has given us so much over the course of its multi-decade run that it’s not surprising when someone makes an effort to piggyback on the show’s unprecedented success.
But it is surprising when someone botches the attempt as badly as Ted Cruz did today.
You might know Cruz from his failed bid for the GOP presidential nomination, or for his intriguing love of incest porn.
Either way, you’re probably aware that the Texas senator embodies awkward in a way that few human beings ever have.
So when Zodiac Ted attempted to appeal to the groovy youths with a reference to the hippest 26-year-old animated sitcom on TV, it predictably went about as smoothly as the time Homer ate those Guatemalan Insanity Peppers.
Appearing at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference today, Cruz attempted to explain the current political climate using an awkward analogy involving America’s favorite non-Obama family.
“The Democrats are the party of Lisa Simpson and Republicans are happily the party of Homer, Bart, Maggie and Marge,” Cruz told the assembled Chads and Ashleys.
Soooo … Democrats are the nation’s conscientious intellectuals and Republicans are its suckling infants?
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum we think you’ll agree that Ted’s analogy game could use some work.
The weird thing is, this is far from the first time that Cruz has referenced The Simpsons.
He claims to love the show, which makes his simplistic understanding of its characters all the more baffling.
Lisa is an egghead and the rest of the family is made up of red-blooded patriots?!
Take that Tracy Ullman-ass analysis back to 1989, homie.
Not surprisingly, some of the biggest talents behind the show’s success took issue with Ted’s interpretation of their work.
“Ted Cruz says Maggie Simpson would vote for him,” tweeted longtime showrunner Al Jean.
“I think Ted’s the one who could use a pacifier in his mouth.”
Jean added that Springfield’s most famous capitalist might have issued his final “fine mahok”:
“The way things are going even Mr. Burns is thinking of becoming a Democrat,” he wrote.
And Jean certainly wasn’t alone in his criticism of Cruz’s comments.
Many pointed out that The Simpsons savagely mocked the idea of a Trump presidency way back in 2000, which seems a fair indication that few of the show’s characters would be onboard with the present GOP agenda.
Tens of thousands went full Nelson Muntz on Cruz in the hours after his quote went public, but the most scathing burn may have come from longtime animator Anna Maltese:
“As a Simpsons animator for many years, I can say with 100% certainty that A) Lisa is officially the conscience of the family so…awesome. B) Neither Marge nor Homer are Republicans,” Maltese tweeted bluntly.
We’re sure this isn’t as irritating to Cruz as having to continually deny that his dad killed JFK, but we’re guessing he’s not feeling particularly cromulent at the moment.
Trump, Putin and Kim Jong-un Human Rights Ads by Amnesty International Banned from D.C.
Three super provocative ads featuring President Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un won’t see the light of day — at least not in our nation’s capital … TMZ has learned. Amnesty International USA wanted to place the ads in metro stations in the…
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Hawaii"s False Emergency Alert for Missile Threat Caused by Human Error During Test Run
The morning panic caused in Hawaii when an emergency alert about an incoming ballistic missile was sent to residents’ cellphones was the result of a wrong button being pushed … according to the administrator of the state’s emergency management…
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
NFL"s Kendall Wright Sued By Human Stock Exchange Company
A company that sells stock in professional athletes claims Chicago Bears WR Kendall Wright is a bad investment … because he’s allegedly screwing the company out of a ton of cash. Wright is being sued by Fantex, Inc. – which has made…
Thursday, January 4, 2018
"Project Runway" Star Michael Costello Sued for Ripping Off "Human Skin" Face Mask
Designer Michael Costello ripped off a makeup artist’s face mask and tried slithering away with his own version on the runway … this according to a new lawsuit. The “Project Runway” darling from season 8 has been sued by special effects…
Friday, December 1, 2017
UFC Star Francis Ngannou: I Hit So Hard, Ain"t A Human Alive I Can"t KO
Francis Ngannou — the man Dana White says is the next UFC superstar — tells TMZ Sports he hits so freakin’ hard there literally ain’t a human being alive who could eat his punch. We got Ngannou — who’s fighting at UFC 218 this weekend — in L.A.…
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Jose Canseco to MLB: Fire Your Human Umpires, Robots Are Better
Jose Canseco is sick and tired of bad calls screwing up the game he loves … and says the time is now for MLB to kick its umpires to the curb. Canseco tells TMZ Sports he’s a HUGE fan of instant replay– loves it — and he’s all…
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Chandler Parsons to "Tasteless" Grizzlies Fans: Don"t Boo Me, I"m a Human Being
Memphis Grizzlies star Chandler Parsons is pretty broken up about being booed in his home opener … and he’s callin’ out the fans responsible. “It’s tasteless, man, it makes no sense,” Parsons said after the Grizzlies’ win over…
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Katsoro in "The Human Centipede" "Memba Him?!
Akihiro Kitamura is best known for playing the frontman Katsuro — opposite Dieter Laser as Dr. Heiter — in the 2009 unifying scary movie ‘The Human Centipede.’ Guess what he looks like now!
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
MLB Prospect Became Human Shield During Vegas Massacre
Milwaukee Brewers minor league prospect Bubba Derby is a hero — selflessly throwing his body over other people to shield them from bullets during the Vegas massacre … and now he’s telling his story. The 23-year-old pitcher was attending…
Friday, September 29, 2017
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Resigns Amid Private Jet Use
The embattled Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Price, couldn’t weather the firestorm of criticism for his use of private jets — he’s offered his resignation and President Trump accepted. The news comes just 1 day after Price…
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Gets Flu Shot, No Private Jet Needed
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was too busy racing to get his flu shot to address the flak over him chartering private flights with taxpayer money. President Trump says he’s not happy and plans to look into claims Price…
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Gets Flu Shot, No Private Jet Needed
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was too busy racing to get his flu shot to address the flak over him chartering private flights with taxpayer money. President Trump says he’s not happy and plans to look into claims Price…
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Mariachi Superstar Pepe Aguilar"s Son Avoids More Jail Time For Human Trafficking
Mariachi superstar Pepe Aguilar’s son won’t be doing any more jail time for his failed attempt this March to smuggle 4 Chinese immigrants across the Tijuana border in the trunk of his car. Jose Emiliano Aguila was sentenced Tuesday to time…